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Auplopus

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Auplopus
Auplopus carbonarius with prey
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Superfamily: Pompiloidea
Family: Pompilidae
Subfamily: Pepsinae
Genus: Auplopus
Spinola, 1841
Type species
Pompilus femoratus
Synonyms
  • Pseudagenia Kohl, 1884
  • Fabriogenia Banks, 1941[2]

Auplopus is a large genus of spider wasps belonging to the subfamily Pepsinae of the spider wasp family Pompilidae, distributed throughout the world except for Antarctica. Auplopus wasps amputate the legs of their spider prey before transporting it to the nest.[3]

Species

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Species within Auplopus include[4][5][6][7][2]

References

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  1. ^ V.S.L. Pate (1946). "The Generic Names of the Spider Wasps (Psammocharidae olim Pompilidae) and Their Type Species (Hymenoptera: Aculeata)". Transactions of the American Entomological Society. 72 (3): 65–137. JSTOR 25077544.
  2. ^ a b Shimizu, Akira; Wasbauer, Marius; Takami, Yasuoki (2010). "Phylogeny and the evolution of nesting behaviour in the tribe Ageniellini (Insecta: Hymenoptera: Pompilidae)". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 160 (1): 88–117. doi:10.1111/j.1096-3642.2009.00592.x.
  3. ^ "Spider-hunting Wasps - Bees, Wasps and Ants (Order: Hymenoptera) - Amateur Entomologists' Society (AES)".
  4. ^ "Classification and checklist of Afrotropical Pompilidae". Archived from the original on 2012-01-27. Retrieved 2012-03-18.
  5. ^ "BioLib: Biological library".
  6. ^ "Global Names Index".
  7. ^ Russell, Scott. "Checklist of the Spider Wasps (Hymenoptera: Pompilidae) of British Columbia" (PDF). ubc.ca. Retrieved 17 October 2023.<